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Stain Removal
Chart (Cont.)
Stain
Removal Procedure
Ink (Ballpoint)
Spray stain with hair spray until saturated or sponge stain with rubbing alcohol or spray with pretreat
product. Rinse thoroughly. Pretreat stain. Launder using the hottest water safe for the fabric. Use
appropriate bleach.
Ink (Felt Tip)
Spray stain with liquid household cleaner until saturated. Rub cleaner into stain. Rinse. Repeat as
many times as necessary to remove stain. Launder.
Mildew
Pretreat stain. Launder using the hottest water safe for the fabric. Use appropriate bleach. If stain
remains, sponge with hydrogen peroxide. Rinse thoroughly and launder again.
Milk, Cream, Ice Cream
Soak incold water with detergent. Pretreat stain. Launder using the hottest water safe for the fabric.
Use appropriate bleach. If greasy stain remains, sponge with cleaning fluid. Rinse by hand. Launder
again.
Mud
Let stain dry, then brush well. Sponge with cold water. Pretreat stain. Launder using the hottest water
safe for the fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Mustard
Pretreat stain. Launder using the hottest water safe for the fabric. Use appropriate bleach.
Nail Polish
Place stain face down on paper towels. Sponge with nail polish remover or amyl acetate. Use amyl
acetate only on acetate. (Test nail polish remover on seam of garment first.) Launder after rinsing
thoroughly by hand. If color remains, bleach, if safe for fabric.
Perfume
Sponge promptly with cold water or soak in cold water 30 minutes with detergent. Pretreat remaining
stain. Launder with an appropriate bleach. Use the hottest water safe for the fabric.
Perspiration
Pretreatremainingstain. Launder with an appropriate bleach. Use the hottest water safe for the fabric.
If fabric has been discolored, restore by applying ammonia to fresh stains or vinegar to old stains.
Rinse. Launder.
Rust
Apply rustremover according to manufacturer's directions. Launder. Do not use chlorine bleach on
rust stains. Do not use rust remover in washer or on washer top.
Shoe Polish
Scrape off as much as possible with a dull knife. Pretreat remaining stain. Launder with an appropriate
bleach. Use the hottest water safe for the fabric. If stain persists, sponge with one part denatured
alcohol and two parts water. Rinse thoroughly by hand. Launder.
Tar
Treat immediately before stain is dry. Pour cleaning fluid through fabric. Repeat. Stain may be
_mpossibleto remove. Rinse thoroughly by hand. Launder.
Urine
Soakinooldwaterwithdetergent,
Pretreatremainingstain. Launderwithanappropriatebleach. Use
the hottest water safe for the fabric.
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